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Those gestures go hand in hand with first words, the researchers report. Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children, says principal researcher Şeyda Özçalışkan, an associate professor in the psychology department at Georgia State University. Language use also lags for twins, and language—but not gesture—is also affected by sex, with girls performing better than boys. “The implications are fascinating,” Özçalışkan says. “It shows that gesture...

Gesture and speech go hand-in-hand in twins early language development, show studies Gestures--such as pointing or waving--go hand in hand with a childs first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two studies from Georgia State University psychology researchers show. Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children, said principal researcher Seyda Ozcaliskan, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Languag...

 E-Mail ATLANTA--Gestures--such as pointing or waving--go hand in hand with a childs first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two studies from Georgia State University psychology researchers show. Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children, said principal researcher Seyda Ozcaliskan, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology. Language use also lags for twins, and language--but not gesture--is also a...